Legendary football coach receives Lifetime Achievement Award 

John McKissick received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Charleys, the Charleston Post and Courier awards ceremony, on Friday, May 11. The event was held at the Gaillard Center in Charleston.

“It’s certainly an honor,” McKissick said about receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. “I’d like to share it with all the guys who have coached and played with me.”

McKissick earned a degree in economics at Presbyterian College in 1951 before moving on to becoming the head football coach at Summerville High School. There, McKissick won 612 games, more than any coach at any level.

He also won 10 state championships during a 63-year career that spanned from 1952 to 2014. McKissick was named South Carolina High School Coach of the Year in 1980, 1994, and 2003. He was elected to the National High School Hall of Fame in 1990.

McKissick played fullback for coach Lonnie McMillian while at Presbyterian College.

“I give PC all the credit for any achievement I’ve made over the years,” McKissick said. “It all started at PC with Lonnie McMillian.”

Presbyterian College is located on a 240-acre campus in Clinton, between Columbia and Greenville, S.C. Offering challenging academics and a culture of honor, ethics, and service that prepares students to be leaders in communities, PC offers its students the benefit of engaging with an exceptional faculty who take an individual interest in their students’ well-being, both personally and in the classroom. The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy is dedicated to the ideals of leadership, honor to the profession, and service to the community. For more information about Presbyterian College, visit www.presby.edu.